15th Avenue & 63rd Street

The three-way junction of 15th Avenue and 63rd Street is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Emunas Bais Yaakov is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, 62 St/New Utrecht Av, is about a minute on foot, for the D and N. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, nine of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
62 St/New Utrecht Av
100 feet · 1 min on foot · D, N
Nearest bus stop
880 feet
60 St/15 Av · B9
Within a walk
22 places
9 day care or pre-K sites, 9 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
15th Avenue & 63rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 62 St/New Utrecht Av, 100 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 62 St/New Utrecht Av D, N
    100 feet
    D N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. D …
  2. N …
Southbound
1 line
  1. D …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. 71 St D
    0.3 miles
    D
  2. 18 Av N
    0.3 miles
    N

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Nature Rail” (2012) by Andrea Dezsö and “Nature Wall” (2019) by Andrea Dezsö at the 62 St/New Utrecht Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 60 St/15 Av, 880 feet away, for the B9.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 60 St/15 Av B9
    880 feet
    B9

Next buses at this stop

  1. B9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1302 65th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 5115 15th Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11219
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bensonhurst

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1945.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 15th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 63rd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

South side of 63rd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 9 day care or pre-K sites
  • 9 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Eis Laasois Child Development Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    210 feet
  2. Institute for Career Advancement Trade or language school
    260 feet
  3. Congregation Machna Shalva School
    290 feet
Show all 19
  1. Emunas Bais Yaakov School
    290 feet
  2. Williamsburg Infnt & Erly CHLD 15ave School
    290 feet
  3. Yeshiva Toldos Yesuscher School
    440 feet
  4. Kinder Vinkel Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    560 feet
  5. District 20 Pre-K Center at 1423 62nd Street Pre-K center
    840 feet
  6. Kiddio Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    960 feet
  7. Ehrlicha Kinder Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet
  8. Yaldeinu School (The) School
    1,150 feet
  9. Mosdos Satmar Bp-Girls Elementary School
    1,170 feet
  10. Enhanced Support Services Preschool
    1,240 feet
  11. Bais Sarah School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  12. Cong. Machne Chaim Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet
  13. Congregation Machne Chaim School
    1,270 feet
  14. Agudath Chasidei Spinka Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet
  15. Hebrew Academy for Spec Chldrn School
    1,300 feet
  16. J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow School
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New Utrecht Avenue Subway Station (Dual System BRT) Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Breadberry Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 15th Avenue or 63rd Street.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.